Construction moving along for wellness center in GH Township; expected to open Aug. 25
Tue, May 6, 2008 
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BY KYLE MORONEY
kmoroney@grandhaventribune.com
GRAND HAVEN TOWNSHIP — Construction for a physical, occupational and aquatic therapy center in the township is "zipping along."
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A second Generation Care Health Center building is being built on the southwest corner of U.S. 31 and Lincoln Street, across from Midnight Sun and Cruise and CDR Rentals.
"It's going to be a beautiful building," Generation Care owner Holly Lookabaugh-Deur said Monday. "I'm so impressed with the progress of this project. It's zipping along."
Lookabaugh-Deur, who founded Generation Care in Muskegon in 1999, said construction for the new 25,076-square-foot building began with land clearing in late January and has been moving along since then.
"It's been running along pretty smoothly," Township Community Development Director Patrick Waterman said.
The $4 million Grand Haven location is expected to open on Aug. 25, Lookabaugh-Deur said.
"We'll have all new equipment," she said. "It will be a much expanded version of what we have in Muskegon."
The Grand Haven Township Generation Care will consist of three divisions: outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy services, which will include a hand specialty clinic and sports-specific training and rehabilitation; wellness programs for the community, which will include yoga, pilates and medical massage; and medical education programs partnered with Central Michigan University, Grand Valley State University, and possibly, North Ottawa Community Health System.
"Once we get settled in we plan to serve the industrial segment of north Ottawa County with rehabilitation," Lookabaugh-Deur said.
The new Generation Care building is expected to employ about 20 people, she said.
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When complete, the exterior of the two-story building will feature two-tone brick, aggregate stone wall panels and plenty of glass, which was required under the township's overlay district requirements. The "central feature" of the center will be a custom-made pool to be used for aquatic rehabilitation, Lookabaugh-Deur said.
"Building in Grand Haven Township's overlay district presented challenges, but we want to do it right. So we don't anticipate any problems opening on time," she said.
The Muskegon center, located at 945 E. Sherman Blvd., sees about 90 patients a day and about 50 wellness customers a day, according to Lookabaugh-Deur.
